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The Pollachar Stone

Standing or carved stone
The Pollachar Stone
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What is recorded here

A named place photographed at this map point in Na h-Eileanan Siar.
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, The Pollachar Stone may have functioned as a boundary marker, ritual site, or astronomical alignment point. Local folklore sometimes associates such stones with protective charms or ancient territorial divisions.

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Photo: Peter Moore · CC BY-SA 2.0